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Apology, an apology is not a weapon defence to purge the guilty of their offence; not is it intended to operate as a universal panacea, but it is intended to be evidence of real contriteness, M.Y. Shareef v. Judges of Nagpur High Court, AIR 1955 SC 1923. (Contempt of Court Act, 1952, s. 4)

--By the (English) Libel Act, 1843 (6 & 7 Vict. c. 96), s. 1, (commonly called Lord Campbell's Act), a defendant in an action of libel may in some cases plead the offer of an apology in mitigation of damages. And by s. 2, in any action for damages for a libel contained in a newspaper or other periodical publication, the defendant may plead an apology and pay money into Court. See LIBEL.